Tuesday 18th September 2007
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A Which daughter of Henry IV of France was the wife of Charles I and mother of Charles II? HENRIETTA MARIA
1B What kind of creature is a Hoopoe? (pronounced Hoo-Poo)
A BIRD
2A What is the name of the council estate where the Gallaghers live in the TV series, "Shameless"? CHATSWORTH
2B Which American singer had a U.K. top five hit in 1967 with the song, "She Wears My Ring"?
SOLOMON KING
3A In Greek mythology, who ferried the souls of the dead over the River Styx?
CHARON
3B Silverstone motor racing circuit is situated in which English county?
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
4A Which 1961 No I hit single by Elvis Presley was partly sung in German?
WOODEN HEART
4B Which outspoken, panellist, quizmaster and broadcaster was known in the 1950's as, "The Rudest Man in Britain"?
GILBERT HARDING

Round Two.
1A Which famous musical was based on a short story by Damon Runyon entitled, "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown"?
GUYS AND DOLLS
1B Which Straits, a Southern arm of the Adriatic, separates Albania from SE Italy?
STRAITS OF OTRANTO
2A In the Bible, who was the father of Jesus' disciples, James and John?
ZEBEDEE
2B In which war did the battles of Antietam and The Wilderness take place?
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
3A In the 1950's and 60's, which Italian car company manufactured models named Flaminia, Flavia and Fulvia?
LANCIA
3B In which Shakespearean play, did Sir John Falstaff, who had previously appeared in the mediaeval play, Henry IV, appear as a knight in Elizabethan times?
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
4A What is the nickname of the ex Lancashire and England opening batsman, David Lloyd?
BUMBLE
4B Which man was voted F.A. Premiership manager of the year in 2000-01, despite his side only finishing fifth in the league. He is the only non title-winning manager to have won the honour?
GEORGE BURLEY (IPSWICH)

Round Three.
1A Which club actually won the Football League Premiership title in season 2000-01?
MANCHESTER UNITED.
1B Which town was the birthplace of England opening batsmen, David Lloyd and Graeme Fowler? ACCRINGTON
2A The sisters Katherine and Bianca in Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew" come from which Italian city?
PADUA
2B Which American automobile company manufactured the "Firebird" and "Phoenix" models?
PONTIAC
3A In which war did the battles of Minden and Emsdorflake place?
THE SEVEN YEARS WAR
3B Which of Jesus' disciples was the brother of Simon Peter?
ANDREW
4A Which sea area in Northern Europe is bounded on three sides by the Jutland Peninsula, the island of Zealand and the West coast of Sweden?
THE KATTEGAT
4B Which 1980's musical featured music by two members of the Abba pop group and lyrics by Tim Rice?
CHESS

Round Four.
1A What was the name of the amateur detective, who along with his wife Steve, solved various crimes in the radio series of the 1950's?
PAUL TEMPLE
1B Which song, by the Oberkirchen Children's choir, and sung entirely in German, reached No 2 in the U.K. charts in 1954?
HAPPY WANDERER
2A Market Rasen horse racing course is situated in which English county?
LINCOLNSHIRE
2B Which many headed monster, guardian of an entrance to the underworld, was slain by Heracles as one of his twelve labours?
THE HYDRA
3A Which American singer had a U.K. No 1 hit in 1968 with the song, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"?
MARVIN GAYE
3B What was the name of the family of funeral directors in the American TV series, "Six Feet Under"?
FISHER
4A What kind of creature is a grouper?
A FISH
4B Which daughter of Christian IX of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII and mother of George V?
ALEXANDRA

Round Five.
1A In the 1980's, Irishman Stephen Roche was a leading competitor in which sport?
CYCLING?
1B Which Russian playwright wrote "The Government Inspector" in 1836, which lampoons the corrupt bureaucracy under Tsar Nicholas I?
NIKOLAI GOGOL
2A By what name is the flowering plant Helleborus Niger more commonly known?
THE CHRISTMAS ROSE
2B Adam's Peak is a sacred mountain in which Commonwealth country?
SRI LANKA
3A What is, or was, a German Mauser?
A HIGH POWERED RIFLE.
3B Which M.P. was made Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Gordon Brown's new cabinet in 2007?
SHAUN WOODWARD
4A Which character on children's TV, drives a car called Dan, and has an amusing little dog called "Jollop"?
ENGIE BENJY
4B Which three times married Hollywood actor, adopted two children, Isabella and Connor in the 1990's, whilst married to wife number two?
TOM CRUISE

Round Six.
1A "Clair de Lune" is the title of the third movement of which suite composed by Debussy?
SUITE BERGAMASQUE
1B Which element combines with nitrogen in a ratio of three atoms to one to form ammonia?
HYDROGEN
2A In 2006, at which cricket ground did England score 551-6 declared in their first innings and still lost the match?
ADELAIDE (OVAL)
2B Which musician married Jacqueline du Pre in 1967, a marriage that lasted until her death in 1987?
DANIEL BARENBOIM
3A Denmark Street, near Covent Garden in London is popularly known by which nickname?
TIN PAN ALLEY
3B What name is given to a Japanese padded quilt, laid on a Tatami floor and used as a bed?
A FUTON
4A In the bible, Jezebel was the wife of which King?
AHAB
4B Which Australian born actor starred as George in the 1960 film, "The Time Machine" and as Mitch Brenner in the 1963 film, "The Birds"?
ROD TAYLOR

Round Seven.
1A Which actor starred as John Robie in the 1955 film, "To Catch a Thief" and as Tom Winters in the 1958 film, "Houseboat"?
CARY GRANT
1B Whom did Moses appoint to succeed him as leader of the Israelites upon Moses death?
JOSHUA
2A Which French word which once referred to the knee breeches worn by upper class European gentlemen, is now used to describe women's flared trousers, cut to look like a skirt?
CULOTTES
2B Petticoat Lane is the more familiarly known name of which London Street?
MIDDLESEX STREET
3A Which American comedienne married George Burns in 1926, a marriage that lasted until her death in 1964?
GRACIE ALLEN
3B Which English batsman was bowled by Shane Warne in the fourth test at Melbourne in December 2006, giving him his 700th test wicket?
ANDREW STRAUSS
4A One atom of which element combines with four atoms of hydrogen to form methane gas?
CARBON
4B Who, in the 1850's wrote the three act opera "Tristan and Isolde"?
RICHARD WAGNER

Round Eight.
1A Which actress was the first wife of actor Tom Cruise? She is believed to have introduced him to Scientology.
MIMI ROGERS
1B Which character on children's TV lives in a pineapple-shaped house at Bikini Bottom?
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
2A Alan Johnson was appointed to which post in Gordon Brown's 2007 cabinet reshuffle?
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH
2B What is a Belgian Schipperke? (Pronounced Skipper-kee)
A BREED OF DOG
3A In 1955, an eruption of the previously dormant Soufriere Hills volcano, destroyed much of which Caribbean Island?
MONTSERRAT
3B What is the common English name for the flowering plant, "Nigella"?
LOVE IN A MIST
4A In Dostoyevsksy's novel, "Crime and Punishment", which student commits murder to prove he is beyond good and evil?
RASKOLNIKOV
4B Between 1965 and 1976, who partnered Australian tennis player Tony Roche to twelve Grand Slam men's doubles titles?
JOHN NEWCOMBE

Spare Questions.
1. What was the signature tune for the 1950's radio series, which featured the amateur detective Paul Temple?
CORONATION SCOT
2. What is the title of the journal of the British Medical Association?
THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
3. In which city in California is the main US naval base situated?
SAN DIEGO